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29 Nov 2013
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CIS-A2K Narrative Report (September 2012 – June 2013)This narrative report captures the work done by the Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team in the first ten months of the grant. The report also throws some light on the CIS-A2K program strategy in the next one year.
20 Nov 2013
News
ಕನ್ನಡದ ಆನ್ಲೈನ್ ವಿಶ್ವಕೋಶ ದುರ್ಬಲAn article about the tenth Kannada Wikipedia published in Vijaya Karnataka on November 19.
20 Nov 2013
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ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯಗೆ 10, ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ ಸಾಲದು : ಪ್ರೊ .ಜಿವಿA post-event report of the program published in OneindiaKannada on November 17, 2013.
20 Nov 2013
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ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯಕ್ಕೆ ದಶಮಾನೋತ್ಸವ ಸಂಭ್ರಮA report of the Kannada Wikipedia tenth anniversary celebrations in Prajavani on November 18.
20 Nov 2013
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ಅಂತರ್ಜಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ನೆಟ್ಟ ಸಸಿಗೆ ಈಗ ಹತ್ತು ವರ್ಷDr. U.B. Pavanaja wrote an article highlighting 10 years of Kannada Wikipedia. Kannada Wikipedia started in the year 2003 and now it has completed 10 years. The article highlights the current status of the Kannada Wikipedia vis-a-vis number …
20 Nov 2013
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CIS Signs MoU with Christ University, BangaloreThe Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Christ University in Bangalore. As part of this MoU Christ University and CIS-A2K will work together to introduce …
18 Nov 2013
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Train The Trainer Programme for WikipediansTwenty Wikimedians from 10 cities speaking 8 languages attended the 4-day Train-The-Trainer (TTT) programme conducted last month by the Centre for Internet and Society's Access To Knowledge programme (CIS-A2K) at Bangalore. The programme …
18 Nov 2013
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Train the Trainer ProgramWikipedians, about 20 of them, from 10 different cities, speaking 8 different languages, joined together for the first ever four days "Train the Trainer Program" organised by the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge …
18 Nov 2013
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Panaji: DKA organizes two day Konkani Wikipedia workshopIn order to showcase Romi Konknni on a global platform, Dalgado Konknni Akademi (DKA) organized a two day Konkani Wikipedia workshop November 16 and November 17 for Romi Konknni writers in collaboration with Centre for Internet and …
17 Nov 2013
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Priyadarshini Tadkodkar on Konkani languageCIS-A2K team interviewed Priyadarshini Tadkodkar about Konkani language. She speaks how editing/contributing to Konkani Wikipedia would help students.
16 Nov 2013
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ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯಕ್ಕೆ ಈಗ ದಶಮಾನೋತ್ಸವ. ಅದರ ಪ್ರಯುಕ್ತ ಒಂದು ಆಚರಣೆCoverage of the ten years of celebrations in Kannada Wikipedia on Avadhi website.
15 Nov 2013
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Tenth Anniversary of Kannada Wikipedia: Udayavani CoverageUdayavani, on November 15, 2013 published about the upcoming tenth anniversary of Kannada Wikipedia.
15 Nov 2013
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10th anniversary of Kannada wikipediaKannada wikipedia is celebrating its 10th anniversary on November 17.
14 Nov 2013
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Tenth Anniversary of Kannada Wikipedia: Vijayavani CoverageVijayavani published a report of the forthcoming tenth anniversary celebration of Kannada Wikipedia on November 17.
14 Nov 2013
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Indian Govt to Build Machine Translation System for 22 Indic LanguagesNational Translation Mission is preparing a Machine Translation System (MTS) to instantly translate texts from vernacular Indian languages to English, reports New Indian Express.
13 Nov 2013
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Konkani Vishwakosh Under CC-BY-SAUpon CIS-A2K's explicit request, Goa University has approved the re-release of Konkani Vishwakosh under the Creative Commons License (CC-BY-SA 3.0) to make it freely available to public and giving them the right to share, use and even build …
9 Nov 2013
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Wikimedia Diversity ConferenceT.Vishnu Vardhan participated in the conference organized by the German Wikipedia community in Berlin (GLS Campus) on November 9 and 10, 2013. He presented on So Many Languages- Challenges and Opportunities for the Wikimedia Movement in …
2 Nov 2013
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Kannada Wikipedia and its Tenth AnniversaryDr. U.B. Pavanaja was on RadioCity to talk about Kannada Wikipedia and its tenth anniversary. The programme was aired on November 2, between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m.
25 Oct 2013
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Wikipedia in Indian Languages on Mobile PhonesWikipedia in India's regional languages and accessible over mobile phones is revolutionising the way Internet content is used in this multi-lingual country, say information technology (IT) experts.
23 Oct 2013
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कोंकणी विश्वकोश ‘विकिपीडिया’वरNews about digitalization of Konkani Vishwakosh, appeared in Navprabha daily on October 22, 2013 on front page.
14 Oct 2013
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Making Wikipedia BetterIt wasn’t something that we set out to do when we started working on The Ballot, but one of the most satisfying unintentional side-effects of the project has been the chance to correct facts and figures, and remove inappropriate content …
1 Oct 2013
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Re-release of Konkani Vishwakosh under CC-BY-SA 3.0Goa University re-released Konkani Vishwakosh under Creative Commons License CC-BY-SA 3.0. To celebrate and further the movement of open knowledge and open access Goa University in collaboration with Centre for Internet & Society's Access …
1 Oct 2013
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Mangalore: Konkani writers resolve to form all-India forum at JKS conferenceJagotik Konknni Songhotton (JKS) organized an All-India Konkani Writers’ Conference on Sunday, September 29 at Kalaangann.
30 Sep 2013
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Odisha: Wikipedia workshop at IIMC, DhenkanalWikipedia workshop was held at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal, on Monday. The workshop was inaugurated by Head of IIMC, Dhenkanal, Dr Mrinal Chatterjee.
30 Sep 2013
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Konkani Wikipedia in the makingProcess of uploading the four volumes of Konkani encyclopaedia will be completed in six months’ time.
30 Sep 2013
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Goa University to make available online Konkani Wikipedia, within 6 monthsThick heaps of the four volumes of Konkani language ‘vishwakosh’ or encyclopedia , till now available only in hard copy, will now attain a modern access.
30 Sep 2013
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Goa University Partners CIS India To Build Konkani WikipediaThe Goa university has entered into a three year memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) for building the Konkani Wikipedia, reports navhindtimes.
30 Sep 2013
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For the love of Konkani: Preserving Goa's official languageWith many local dialects on the brink of extinction, Joanna Lobo meets the language conservationists who have taken it upon themselves to preserve Goa's official language.
27 Sep 2013
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Konkani Wikipedia from Goa University in 6 monthsPiles of the thick four volumes of Konkani vishwakosh or encyclopedia waiting to be picked up by users at the Goa University (GU) will now attain a modern avatar.
27 Sep 2013
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Goa University announces plan to upload Konkani encyclopedia on WikipediaThe Goa University, on Thursday, re-launched the four volumes of Konkani Vishwakosh (Konkani encyclopedia), and announced its ambitious plan to upload the same on Wikipedia – a free encyclopedia built collaboratively using Wiki software – …